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December 17, 2016      

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This show was a REBROADCAST
The Original Performance Date was 2015-12-12

This week: we return to a December 2015 broadcast from The Town Hall in New York City. Keb' Mo' sings "Shopping on Christmas Eve" and "Life is Beautiful," The DiGiallonardo Sisters turn in their takes on "Valley Winter Song" and "Seven Bridges Road," and Heather Masse warms things up with "Mittens" and "How Deep is the Ocean?" Plus: Heather and the DiGiallonardos join Garrison, Richard Dworsky, and the band on Van Morrison's "Irish Heartbeat"; Guy Noir writes a few term papers for a Columbia student; and a word from Bertha's Kitty Boutique. In Lake Wobegon, Pastor Liz attempts to increase membership in the men's and women's bible study groups.
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Notes from Daniela DiGiallonardo on this weekend's rebroadcast:
We always love doing the Christmas shows at The Town Hall because the city is so festive and there's that wonderful holiday feeling in the air. This show featured some new lyrics for traditional Christmas carols and other songs, which Garrison writes for us often -- it's always fun watching the expressions in the faces of the audience members change as they realize this isn't the usual "White Christmas" they know. We also finally performed a fan request from an APHC Cruise passenger -- "Seven Bridges Road" by the Eagles, which prompted Garrison to ask us about our musical tastes -- we DO seem to sing a lot of music from before we were born! Working with Garrison, Heather, Keb'Mo, and the fabulous musicians of Prairie Home always makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside -- just in time for Christmas!